Overalls.



UNITE JACOB A. SOMMERS, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

OVERALLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application led August 22,1907. Serial No. 389,617.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I, JACOB A. SoMMERs, citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Overalls, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

My invention relates to the improvement of overalls and the object of myinvention is to provide overalls with an improved arrangement `of backand front extensions which may be readily attached to or detached fromthe waist-band. This object I accomplish in the manner illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the upper portion of a pair ofoveralls looking toward the rear side thereof and showing my improvedbackand front extensions in place thereon, Fig. 2 is a detail view inelevation of the detached back extension, and, Fig. 3 iS a front view ofthe upper portion of a pair of overalls showing my improved frontextension or bib partially disconnected therefrom.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

1 represents a portion of a pair of overalls which may be of theordinary or well known make or construction.

2 represents my back extension with which is integrally formed divergingshoulder straps 3. As indicated in the drawing7 the rear or body portionof the back extension, flares toward its lower end and is provided inits wider portion with button holes which are indicated at 4, thesebutton holes being designed to be engaged with correspondingly arrangedbuttons 5 sewed or otherwise secured to the waist-band of the garment onthe rear side of the latter. From the upper portion of the backextension body 2 lead the diverging shoulder straps 3 which, as

shown, taper toward their lower ends and are provided with suitablebutton engaging terminations which are indicated at 6.

7 represents an overall front extension which as prescribed for the rearextension, is rovided in its lower and wider portion with utton holes 8which are adapted to detachably engage buttons 9 sewed or otherwisesecured to the` waist-band at the forward side of the garment. The upperend portion of the bib or front extension 7 is provided with buttons 10which are arranged adjacent to the opposite edges of the bib and whichare ada ted to be detachably engaged by the termina devices 6 of theshoulder straps 8. It is obvious that when this front extension or bibis not employed, the engaging devices may be connected with the buttonsat the front of the overalls. n

Heretofore it has been common for manufacturers to produce and marketoveralls having permanent back extensions and bibs, these rearextensions being known to the trade as high backs, and the fact thatthere is a demand for overalls constructed both with and without thehigh backs7 and bibs necessitated the manufacture or the handling bydealers of both classes of garments. By my invention it will be readilyseen that both the back extensions and bibs may be formed independentlyof the overalls and that in view of the fact that these extensions arereadily attached to or detached from the waist-band of the garment,dealers will be able to carry a line of the back and front extensionsseparate from the overalls, thus admitting of their customers purchasingsaid overalls either with or without these extensions, and obviating thenecessity of the overalls being manufactured in the different forms.

Thile I have described buttons as a means of connecting the backextension and bib with the overalls, it is obvious that other suitableand well known fastening devices may be employed. It will be observedthat the central button 9, will be utilized for both attaching the biband closing the `fly of the arment.

IVhat I claim, is:

In an attachment for overalls, the combination' with a pair of overallshaving attaching devices arranged at the back and at the front of thewaist-band thereof, of a back extension comprising a solid body-Tportion and cut to form integral straps adapted to pass over theshoulders of the wearer, said straps having engaging means at theirends,

means for securing the solid back portion to In testimony Whereoi` I alxmy signature the (fastening devices t ihe rer of the Waisin presence oftWo Witnesses.

ban a etaeheble bi a apte to enfra e t e fastening devices at the Jfrontof thte wgvaist- JACOB A' SOMMERS' band, and members located at theupper Witnesses: edge of said bib and adapted to engage the en- A. L.PHELPs, gaging members of the straps. y L. CARL STOUGHTON.

